Season | 2011β12 |
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Champions |
Al Ain 10th title |
Relegated |
Emirates Club Al Sharjah |
Champions League |
Al Ain Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Shabab |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 449 (3.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Asamoah Gyan (22) |
Biggest home win | Al Jazira 5β0 Al Sharjah |
Biggest away win |
Emirates Club 1β5
Al Shabab Al Wasl 2β6 Al Ahli Al Jazira 1β5 Al-Nasr |
Highest scoring | Al Sharjah 4β5 Al-Nasr (9 goals) |
Highest attendance | 21,455 Al Jazira 1β3 Al Ain |
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The 2011β12 Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.
Al Jazira was the defending champions, having won their 1st Pro League title in the 2010β11 campaign after being runner-up for three times in a row. Al Dhafra and Ittihad Kalba were relegated from the previous season. Ajman and Emirates were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. [1] The campaign began on 15 October 2011 [2] and finished on 27 May 2012.
Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra were relegated to the 2011β12 UAE Division 1 Group A after finishing in the bottom two spots of the table at the end of the 2010β11 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Ajman Club and runners up Emirates Club. [1]
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashid Stadium | 18,000 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 18,000 |
Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 10,000 |
Dubai | Dubai | Police Officers' Club Stadium | 6,500 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 9,570 |
Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes during the 2011β12 campaign.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
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Al Wasl | Khalifa Mubarak | Caretaker role ended [3] | Diego Maradona |
Al Jazira | Abel Braga | Contract finished | Franky Vercauteren [4] |
Al Ain | Alexandre Gallo | Contract finished [5] | Cosmin OlΔroiu |
Baniyas | Mahdi Ali [6] | Caretaker role ended | Jorvan Vieira |
Al Ahli | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki | Caretaker role ended [7] | Ivan HaΕ‘ek [8] |
Sharjah | Carlos Azenha | Resigned before season started [9] | Valeriu TiΕ£a [10] |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
---|---|---|---|
Dubai | NΓ©stor Clausen | Resigned | Umberto Barberis |
Dubai | Umberto Barberis | Caretaker role ended | Ion Marin [11] |
Baniyas | Jorvan Vieira | Sacked | Salem Al-Orfi |
Al Ahli | Ivan HaΕ‘ek | Sacked | Quique SΓ‘nchez Flores |
Baniyas | Salem Al-Orfi | Sacked | Gabriel CalderΓ³n [12] |
Dubai | Ion Marin | Sacked [13] | Pierre-AndrΓ© SchΓΌrmann |
Dubai | Pierre-AndrΓ© SchΓΌrmann | Caretaker role ended | Ayman El Ramady |
Sharjah | Valeriu TiΕ£a | Sacked [14] | Jorvan Vieira |
Sharjah | Jorvan Vieira | Sacked [15] | Valeriu TiΕ£a |
Al Jazira | Franky Vercauteren | Sacked [16] | Caio Junior |
Sharjah | Valeriu TiΕ£a | Sacked [17] | Abdulmajeed Al Nimr |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al Ain (C) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 55 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage |
2 | Al Nasr | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 41 | 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
3 | Al Shabab | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | |
4 | Al Jazira | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 35 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage [a] |
5 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 34 | |
6 | Al-Wahda | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 33 | |
7 | Ajman | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 31 | |
8 | Al Wasl | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 26 | |
9 | Baniyas | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 24 | 2012β13 GCC Champions League |
10 | Dubai Club | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 20 | |
11 | Emirates Club (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 17 | Promotion/relegation Stage |
12 | Sharjah (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 11 |
Source: official site: [18]